Free Web NovelChapter 1140: Chapter 451 Crisis Comes_2
Therefore, although nothing had happened yet, once Zhou Tian felt seven to eight parts certain about the situation’s occurrence and dared to affirm it, what he naturally needed to do next was to desperately consolidate his position as the Human Emperor. Otherwise, should those forces that did not wish to see him upgrade launch an attack on him when he was unprepared and caused him to fall to the status of an Emperor-level BOSS, then Zhou Tian would not only have to forget about developing his own sphere of influence, but he would likely find it extremely difficult to even ensure the safety of his own life.
Consequently, although Zhou Tian was initially keen on retaliating against those NPCs, out of concern for his own safety and given that his foundation was not very stable, he ultimately abandoned the idea of taking revenge on the NPCs and, after steadying his mind, he began to earnestly develop his territory.
In reality, there wasn’t much to develop. For Zhou Tian at that time, the only thing he needed to do to secure the position of Human Emperor was to expand his territory. After all, according to monster hierarchy, the only thing that determined a monster’s rank was the size of its territory. Thus, as long as Zhou Tian kept expanding his territory, so that it far exceeded the original standard, he would not have to worry about reverting to an Emperor-level BOSS one day.
Given the circumstances at the time, although Zhou Tian was certain that he would probably face a massive assault from various powers soon, that situation had not yet occurred. Hence, taking advantage of the time before those powers had launched their attacks, Zhou Tian could urgently work on expanding his territory.
As a result, once he had this thought, Zhou Tian, without any hesitation, initiated a series of actions.
Due to concerns about provoking other forces, Zhou Tian naturally could not take any action against them before the Monster Forces initiated an attack. Therefore, even with increased strength, Zhou Tian did not blindly expand but rather, with the idea of fortifying his foundation in mind, he set his sights on those NPCs.
Zhou Tian, for the time being, only had so much interest in NPC cities. No matter what strength those NPC cities represented, no matter how Zhou Tian would deal with those cities later on, one unchangeable fact was that those NPC cities did not actually occupy much territory.
Therefore, taking over NPC cities would not be of much help to him. In light of the situation at that time, what Zhou Tian truly set his sights on were the Monster Domains within players’ spheres of influence that he had not completely seized.
Taking a bit at a time, Zhou Tian knew he had to find a way to occupy those monsters’ territories, as he would need that land soon to ensure his strength did not decline.
Subsequently, after Zhou Tian set his plan in motion, he quickly achieved tremendous results.
It was unknown whether it was because the battle Zhou Tian had previously fought with the NPCs had intimidated them, or the NPCs were unprepared at that moment. In any case, when Zhou Tian began the annexation of the Monster Domains within the player’s spheres of influence, he did not face much resistance. This, coupled with his strength at the time, allowed him to easily seize a vast expanse of territory. frёewebnoѵēl.com
And as Zhou Tian once again took over a large piece of territory, his position as the ’Human Emperor’ became even more secure. Assuming no accidents would occur, it was estimated that in not too long a period, Zhou Tian would no longer have to worry about how other forces would treat him.
However, things went exactly as Zhou Tian had anticipated. To the other forces, Zhou Tian was a power they had to deal with, no matter what. Considering Zhou Tian’s rate of expansion at that time, if they did not find a way to bring him down soon, they would be the ones to suffer consequentially.
Therefore, whether it was because they were afraid of how Zhou Tian might act and wanted to strike first, or they wished to divide Zhou Tian’s sphere of influence, just as Zhou Tian was about to firmly secure his position as the ’Human Emperor’, suddenly and without any warning, a large number of monsters attacked him all at once.
NPCs, monsters, and even players, any force that was somewhat capable in the world at that time had simultaneously sent their armies to launch attacks on Zhou Tian. And judging by the situation then, it was clear that if Zhou Tian failed to handle it properly, there was a possibility that those forces could breach his territory.
Even with Zhou Tian’s great strength at that time, he still found it quite troublesome to face the attacks of those forces. After all, his new ability could only ensure that he himself would come to no harm, but he could not guarantee the security of the territories he held. And just as Zhou Tian worried, if he lost territory, his troubles would become significantly greater.
When Zhou Tian faced the forces attacking his territory, he would not take any single hostile force seriously on its own. With his strength at that time, he was one hundred percent confident that he could take down any of those forces if they attempted to act against him.
